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Bulgaria’s caretaker government sets up crisis HQ on commodity, food prices resulting from Middle East war

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker government said on April 1 that it is establishing a crisis headquarters to coordinate the monitoring and control

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Bulgaria’s road death toll in first three months of 2026 is 86

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 86 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria in the first three months of 2026, according to

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Meteorological bureau: Bulgaria’s March 2026 temperatures deviated from monthly norm

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Average temperatures in Bulgaria in March 2026 ranged from four to 10 degrees Celsius, deviating about minus 1 to plus

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EC allocates 21.5M euro emergency support to farmers in Bulgaria, Estonia and Hungary

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

EU member states have endorsed the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to mobilise 21.5 million euro from the agricultural reserve to support farmers

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Bulgaria, Ukraine sign 10-year defence cooperation agreement

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed on March 30 a 10-year defence cooperation agreement

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Valentin Georgiev, Secretary General of Constitutional Court and former AmCham Bulgaria executive director, dies

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

Valentin Georgiev, Secretary General of the Constitutional Court and former executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria

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Guns-for-cannabis network hit: 21 suspects arrested in coordinated action across Bulgaria, Greece and Spain

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

A Europol high-value target has been arrested and key members of his criminal network targeted during a coordinated action on

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Foreign visitor arrivals for holidays in Bulgaria in February 2026 up 2% y/y

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in February 2026 was just more than two per cent

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Gyurov: Caretaker government preparing ordinance on energy poverty

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s interim government is preparing an ordinance on energy poverty, caretaker Prime Minister Andrei Gyurov said on Facebook on March

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